Dementia patient search dog

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Dementia patient search dog

Maverick, a search and rescue dog, is being trained to find dementia patients who wander off.

Eight-month-old Chocolate Labrador Retriever, Maverick, sniffs the ground as he walks with his handler at J.B. Williams Park, Wednesday, December 4, 2024, in Lilburn, Ga. Maverick is a search and rescue dog that is being trained to find dementia patients who wander off. Jason Getz / AJC)

Dog handler Carmen Alonso walks with her, eight-month-old Chocolate Labrador Retriever, Maverick, at J.B. Williams Park, Wednesday, December 4, 2024, in Lilburn, Ga. Maverick is a search and rescue dog that is being trained to find dementia patients who wander off. Jason Getz / AJC)

Eight-month-old Chocolate Labrador Retriever, Maverick, walks with his handler at J.B. Williams Park, Wednesday, December 4, 2024, in Lilburn, Ga. Maverick is a search and rescue dog that is being trained to find dementia patients who wander off. Jason Getz / AJC)

Dog handler Carmen Alonso walks with her, eight-month-old Chocolate Labrador Retriever, Maverick, at J.B. Williams Park, Wednesday, December 4, 2024, in Lilburn, Ga. Maverick is a search and rescue dog that is being trained to find dementia patients who wander off. Jason Getz / AJC)

Dog handler Carmen Alonso walks with her, eight-month-old Chocolate Labrador Retriever, Maverick, at J.B. Williams Park, Wednesday, December 4, 2024, in Lilburn, Ga. Maverick is a search and rescue dog that is being trained to find dementia patients who wander off. Jason Getz / AJC)

Eight-month-old Chocolate Labrador Retriever, Maverick, with his handler at J.B. Williams Park, Wednesday, December 4, 2024, in Lilburn, Ga. Maverick is a search and rescue dog that is being trained to find dementia patients who wander off. Jason Getz / AJC)

A detail of the vest that eight-month-old Chocolate Labrador Retriever, Maverick, wears with his handler at J.B. Williams Park, Wednesday, December 4, 2024, in Lilburn, Ga. Maverick is a search and rescue dog that is being trained to find dementia patients who wander off. Jason Getz / AJC)

Eight-month-old Chocolate Labrador Retriever, Maverick, walks with his handler at J.B. Williams Park, Wednesday, December 4, 2024, in Lilburn, Ga. Maverick is a search and rescue dog that is being trained to find dementia patients who wander off. Jason Getz / AJC)

Dog handler Carmen Alonso walks with her, eight-month-old Chocolate Labrador Retriever, Maverick, at J.B. Williams Park, Wednesday, December 4, 2024, in Lilburn, Ga. Maverick is a search and rescue dog that is being trained to find dementia patients who wander off. Jason Getz / AJC)

Dog handler Carmen Alonso walks with her, eight-month-old Chocolate Labrador Retriever, Maverick, at J.B. Williams Park, Wednesday, December 4, 2024, in Lilburn, Ga. Maverick is a search and rescue dog that is being trained to find dementia patients who wander off. Jason Getz / AJC)

Dog handler Carmen Alonso walks with her, eight-month-old Chocolate Labrador Retriever, Maverick, at J.B. Williams Park, Wednesday, December 4, 2024, in Lilburn, Ga. Maverick is a search and rescue dog that is being trained to find dementia patients who wander off. Jason Getz / AJC)

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Credit: Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com

Eight-month-old Chocolate Labrador Retriever, Maverick, sniffs the ground as he walks with his handler at J.B. Williams Park, Wednesday, December 4, 2024, in Lilburn, Ga. Maverick is a search and rescue dog that is being trained to find dementia patients who wander off. Jason Getz / AJC)

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